[AT] Tomatoes

[Mattias Kessén]

Our summer has been real strange and tomatoes are finally ripened. first we
had a real late and wet spring. it rained until last week of june then it
was hot sunny and no rain for a month. after that it has rained everyday and
in august I mean every day. Lately there has been some days without rain so
the farmers has harvested what they can without combines on tracks.

Mattias

2010/9/15 mpnc282 at juno.com <mpnc282 at juno.com>

> Hi Charlie, here in Michigan, I just had my best year ever for Tomatoes.
> Last year they formed, but just never ripened. It's been a hot dry summer
> here and I think that may have actually helped. Mike M
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >
> Subject: Re: [AT] Tomatoes
> Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:10:23 -0400
>
> Our local Ag extension agent explained about tomato blight.  He said it was
> caused by a fungus or some sort of spores (I don't remember the exact
> details) but the bottom line is if your plants are outside, either planted
> or just sitting on your porch waiting to be transplanted, during the couple
> of days that the spores fall your tomatoes will get it.  If you miss those
> days you are in the clear.  I had very little problem with it this year but
> most folks around here did.  I guess I got lucky.
>
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> From: "Bob McNitt" <nysports at frontiernet.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 4:01 PM
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
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> Subject: Re: [AT] Tomatoes
>
> >  Bruce, much of NYS got nailed with tomato blight this year, which made
> > two years in a row. Even tho I moved all my plants to new ground, they
> > still got hit. We ate lots of fried green tomatoes this year.
> > Bob in CNY
> >
> > On 9/15/2010 2:55 PM, Bruce Moden wrote:
> >> I guess the tomato crop is late, blighted, or failing in  many areas.
> >> The organic farmers in WNY seem to have been affected by the blight,
> most
> >> garden types around me had a few early&  then none are ripening.
>  Several
> >> years ago I planted 3,500 tomato plants&  we had a late, wet season, so
> >> days before frost warnings we went out&  picked larger green tomatoes,
> >> wrapped them in news paper individually, spaced them on shelves in a
> cool
> >> shed.  They did ripen with a minimum of rot (if they are clear when
> >> picked).  It was a bit labor intensive, but kept us in the market for
> >> weeks after we thought we were done.
> >> Pharmr Bruce
> >>
> >>
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